Thomas Massie ‘Extremely Vulnerable’ to GOP Primary Challenge, Poll Shows
MAGA Inc. spent $1.8 million on ads causing Rep. Massie’s job approval to drop from 52% to 39% and re-elect score to fall to 30%, poll shows.
- Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., faces a significant GOP primary challenge ahead of the 2026 election in Kentucky's 4th District.
- The challenge follows Massie's opposition to Trump's tax cuts and spending bill, which has alienated many Republican voters according to an August poll.
- A McLaughlin & Associates poll surveyed 500 likely Republican voters from August 10 to 12, showing Massie's favorability dropped from 54% to 43% and his re-elect score fell below 30% among key primary groups.
- The poll found that 57% of primary voters prefer candidates endorsed by Trump, and 53% are less likely to vote for Massie based on exposure to a pro-Trump super PAC's $800,000 ad campaign against him.
- Massie's tensions with Trump, caused by his fiscal conservatism and critiques of Trump’s policies, have led to threats of a primary challenger, though some doubt this effort's success and warn it could waste resources.
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Massie Camp Rejects Poll Showing Support Drop
The reelection campaign for Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., dismissed a poll that President Donald Trump posted on social media Thursday night that showed Massie has lost significant support in his district, saying "it does not reflect reality." In a post on Truth Social, Trump shared screenshots of results from a McLaughlin & Associates poll taken Aug. 10-12 among 500 likely Republican voters from Massie's fourth congressional district, a seat he ha…


Thomas Massie ‘extremely vulnerable’ to GOP primary challenge, poll shows
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) could lose his House seat to a GOP challenger due to bucking President Donald Trump’s agenda, according to internal Republican polling.
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